Road closure in Winsted caused by fire from live electric wire

A downed live electric wire caused a fire which shut down part of Route 44 in Winsted late Wednesday morning and left over 600 Connecticut Light and Power customers without electricity,
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WINSTED >> A fire caused by a downed live electric wire closed a portion of Route 44 late Wednesday morning.

Mitch Gross, media spokesman for CL&P said that the call about the downed wires came in at 11:28 a.m.

Route 44, also known as New Hartford Road, was closed from Torringford Street to Mallory Brook Plaza because of the fire. The road was shut down in that area at about noon Wednesday. It was re-opened later Wednesday afternoon.

Traffic was being re-routed from the area where the road was closed. Drivers are advised to seek alternate routes.

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Winsted firefighters responded to the fire. Connecticut Light and Power reports that 580 Winchester customers and 58 Barkhamsted customers lost power.

“We have crews at the scene and most of the customers should have power back by 1 p.m.,” said Gross.

He said it’s not clear why the wire came down, but the rain has caused problems throughout the state today.

Jenny Golfin can be reached at 860-294-0157.

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